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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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